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How to extract time log from JSON data for event _time?

anantdeshpande
Path Finder

Team,

In my JSON data, there is below line which I want to be my event time (_time).

"eventDateTime" : "2017-24-08T05:19:54.500-05:00",

My props.conf has below entry. I am not sure what to write for last (-05:00). Please help.

TIME_FORMAT=%Y-%d-%mT%H:%M:%S.3N
TIME_PREFIX="eventDateTime" :

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cmerriman
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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

HI anantdeshpande,
-05.00 is the timezone, put %z at the end of your TIME_FORMAT

TIME_FORMAT=%Y-%d-%mT%H:%M:%S.3N-%z

Check if brackets are in or out of your time field.

Bye.
Giuseppe

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